Accidentally saw Andy Lau and Liu Qingyun's acting peak duel in a Hong Kong film mix cut of an up master at station A. On a whim, I clicked on this film, "Dark War" on Youku.
This is the second encounter between Andy and Meng Jiahui.
The first time was when Andy was evading the police investigation on the bus. He sat next to Meng Jiahui, hugged her gently, put the sunglasses on her face, and took out the earplug from her right ear and inserted it into his left ear. The surrounding sirens are irrelevant, the music in the headphones matches the background music at this time, the love without words, the romance is impeccable. After the police got out of the car, Andy gently took off the earphone and sent it back along Meng Jiahui's cheek. When he touched the hair on her right ear, he seemed to feel that there was a pause for a few tenths of a second, and then got off. vehicle.
The second time, when Meng Jiahui saw Andy, she was a little surprised. It was fate that the police stopped and checked the car. Meng Jiahui was suddenly nervous. She picked up the bag on the empty chair next to her and sat in it. Andy understood. , got up and sat next to Meng Jiahui, not wanting Meng Jiahui to take the initiative to take his arm and lean on his shoulder, Andy's mouth raised, and the familiar background music sounded again. It turned out that the driver ran the red light, Meng Jiahui smiled shyly, and Andy kept calm, the two leaned against each other quietly, passed the gas station, passed the convenience store, until the driver reminded the key point, the two looked at each other and smiled.
In the coffee house, Meng Jiahui wants to know more about Andy.
Mon: borscht, salmon fillet, thank you
Hua: coffee
Meng: Aren't you going to eat?
Andy nodded lightly.
Mon: what's your name
Andy took out his handkerchief and started coughing.
Meng: My name is Liang Wanting
Hua: Knowing who I am won't do you any good
Meng: I read the newspaper and know what you did that day
Hua: thank you
Meng: You're welcome
Hua: Too bad I don't have time
Meng: So what if you have time
Andy picked up the water cup to drink water, spit out half a cup of blood, and scared Meng Jiahui. He quickly took out the medicine bottle, picked up Meng Jiahui's water cup and took the medicine. With a "sorry", he got up and left the coffee shop.
In all the scenes where Andy and Meng Jiahui met, the same background music reverberated continuously, and the irresistible and silent imprint of the fate of the two was imprinted more and more deeply, until Andy got up and left and disappeared at the door.
The same technique was also used in the duel between Andy and Lau Ching Wan. In the film, the two repeatedly recounted in their open and secret fights that you will win if you bring me to the police station. Especially with the last scene as the pinnacle of the portrayal, Liu Qingyun was relieved and let Andy die. Although the two did not look at each other and smiled, I think the corners of their mouths will be lightly raised when they think of each other in the days to come.
There is no doubt that this is a high-quality Hong Kong film, and if it had to be rated, I would give it an 8.
The long-cherished duel between Andy Lau and Liu Qingyun is full of sympathy, full of highlights, no urine in the whole process, and exciting high-IQ crimes. The above two paragraphs can be described as classics. A Hong Kong film released in 1999 is still so good today. The soundtrack, editing, rhythm, and acting are all impeccable and complement each other. I regret that I could miss such an excellent Hong Kong police and gangster film. Even compared to "Infernal Affairs", Andy here is even more handsome.
View more about Running Out of Time reviews
